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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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